Open Roads has a a busy season ahead! Please take a look at this calendar to view our events. Some of these are are fully open to the public and some are targeted for a specific group. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact, Brandt Christopherson, our Program Manager, with questions. You… Read More

Our mission is to teach young people valuable social and bike mechanic skills in order to better prepare them for their future. What We Do At Open Roads Bike Program, we believe that adults + youth + bikes + heart make our program possible. Founded in 2009, Open Roads Bike Program is a youth… Read More

Fixapalooza! You don’t have to be a kid in our program to get involved! The Open Roads Bike Program is involved in the Kalamazoo community in many ways. The opportunity to work on bikes and hang out with kids shouldn’t just be for our staff! Fixapalooza is a weekly community event where anyone can come… Read More

Donate a Bike At Open Roads, we are always looking for bicycles. Whether yours has been forgotten, orphaned, outgrown, or just past it’s prime, we would love to give it a good home. We can accept bikes at Fixapalooza or by arrangement. Sadly, we can’t pick up bikes from your home. We just don’t have… Read More

Come join Southwest Michigan Mountain Bike Association (SWMMBA) for a free and fun community event. Socialize with members of the large Kalamazoo area biking community and your fellow bike enthusiasts. Meet your SWMMBA officers and learn[...]

Our mission is to teach young people valuable social and bike mechanic skills in order to better prepare them for their future.

WHAT’S YOUR BIKE STORY?

Do you remember your first bike?

Maybe it was a 10 speed you hauled out of your parent’s garage and were determined to fix up. Perhaps it was a purple banana-seat cruiser with all the bells and whistles you can imagine fashioned onto it.

Do you remember the feeling?

The first time you could ride without wobbling side to side, the wind blowing through your hair, freedom: just wanting to keep going and going, faster and faster…

Do you remember who taught you to ride?

A parent chasing after you trying to steady the back end; an older brother doing loops around you showing you just how easy it is; a neighbor at the end of the street.

Through Open Roads, you can make sure EVERY kid has this experience. Whether you have fantastic bike mechanic skills to share, enjoy interacting with kids to help them develop their social skills, or have a bike to pass on to the next generation, there is a place for you at Open Roads.

Did you know that Open Roads started a Youth Advisory Board last month? Here they are with Sean at their second meeting working on team-building and advising us on Earn-a-Bike curriculum. They are the best and we can't wait to see the great things they do! ...